 BARROW COUNTY SKYWARN
Skywarn Coordinator - Bill Wilson, KJ4EX
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to observe local weather conditions and pass important weather related information to the National Weather service in Peachtree City, Ga., Hall ARES, and to the Jackson/Banks County SkyWarn team. We hope to foster a good working relationship with other surrounding counties and formulate plans in order to have a solid network of storm reporting to/from our neighbors in surrounding counties as well as our served agencies. Formal "SKYWARN' training from the NWS is a prerequisite to participate in this all important facet of Emergency Communications.
NOTE: Storm Spotting and Storm Chasing is dangerous and should not be done without proper training, experience and equipment. Storm Spotter Guides (Online study Tools)
NOAA Weather Radio - Athens, GA - 162.550 MHz - click here to listen
Barrow County Emergency Net Frequencies
Primary 145.13 MHz Repeater (-) offset PL 100 Hz
(Courtesy of the Barrow Amateur Radio Club, Winder, Georgia)
Secondary VHF 146.550 MHz SIMPLEX
On HF, we operate using 3.975 MHz LSB, (the Georgia ARES Frequency)
National Weather Service Contact Information
Peachtree City, Georgia
If you are in the NWS "County Warning Area" and witness any of the following during a storm, please call the Storm Report Hotline in Peachtree City toll free at 1-866-763-4466 or 770-486-8535.
Please be sure to include your Name, Phone number, time of severe weather or damage and location thereof..
The NWS is particularly interested in reports of...
- Any hailstone the size of a quarter or larger
- Wind gusts in excess of 58 mph (Indicate if measured or estimated- if estimated, how?)
- A tornadic circulation on the ground
- Flash flooding, especially if water is flowing over over a major road or highway
- Damage to trees or structures such as houses, buildings, barns, cars, and power lines (Please be as specific as possible, by giving the diameter of the limbs, etc.)
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